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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1907
Page
23
Woodward and Lothrop announces today's hours from 8 30 A M to 5 30 P M with remnants and odd lots offered below intrinsic value. Merchandise remains high quality with clear markings showing original prices. All departments feature items of interest to careful buyers in a period style storefront notice.
Inventory includes cheviots cassimeres and worsteds from Stein-Bloch and others with all sizes in combined lots. Lot No 1 offers various vest styles in sizes 36 to 46 including white double and single breasted options with prices cut from 3.00 to 1.00. Main floor Tenth St.
All trimmed hats showing signs of handling are offered at half and less than half price for immediate clearance. Lot contains twelve to fifteen items, suitable for general wear. Also Untrimmed Flats in black and colors priced from 1.50 to 2.00. Second floor Tenth St.
Bargain sale on children's white dresses for ages 1 to 2 years featuring English nainsook fabric, inserted yoke and ruffle neck and sleeves. Better value than usual at 75 cents. Third floor Eleventh Street location.
Readable across the page, a sale highlights cotton dress goods lengths from 2 to 5 yards at 10 cents, outing flannels 8 cents per yard, printed lawns and muslin options, with rich black spangled robes discounted from 15 to 50 dollars, plus cream and white handmade pieces and lace boleros. Many items carried marked original prices and reduced contemporary offers.
Two special lots of Corset Covers and Drawers offered at less than usual prices. Drawers in Cambric or muslin with hemstitched ruffle. Corset Covers in cambric or nainsook with embroidery and eyelet details. Special price 25 cents per garment. Also one set of fine Nainsook Corset Covers with fronts trimmed in lace beading and ribbon, price to be seen per item.
A clearance offer lists pink Clutton Vole chiffon navy blue cravenette and many other fabrics with substantial markdowns. Yardage ranges from 27 to 85 yards in various widths with prices slashed from hundreds to fractions, remnants and plain fabrics included on the second floor.
A late column lists basement and second floor reductions on black dress fabrics. Venetian Cloth 184 yds at $3.75, 52-inch chiffon, Melrose, French serge, nun's veiling, voile, Panama and chiffon broadcloth all cut by yard or piece with prices marked down from several dollars to lower amounts.
Bargain sale of about 50 men’s derbys labeled seconds reduced to 1.90 with various remnants on hats caps shirts ties and underwear. Items include soft hats knit caps four in hand ties lisle hose house coats and sweaters with marked reductions across many sizes and colors. Main floor sale event notes reduced prices and end-of-line items.
Readable fragments show a Friday sale on women's waists with new white lawn styles at 1.35 each, lace and embroidery trim, full ranges of sizes, plus reductions on Panama and voile suits and light taffeta outfits. Prices mention 2.25 regular, and several deep markdowns to mid 20s to 60s.
Inventory of reduced women’s outerwear across sizes and styles including black cheviot box jackets, raincoats in multiple sizes, striped tourist coats, broadcloth jackets with embroidered lapels, and imported embroidered jackets. Large markdowns from high prices to bargain figures across third floor offerings.
In the Boys Clothing Dept shoppers find deep cuts on youth All-wool Long-pants suits, single and double-breasted outfits, blue serge pieces, fancy gray overcoats, reefers, and russet wash suits. Sizes range from 5 to 16 with discounts from a few dollars to over half original prices. Third floor Ninth Street.
A fur department offers Misses and children's fur sets muffs scarves and ties at half price. Edna May ties and Persian silk beddings reduced from 375 to 250 each. Mink Thea satin lined down to 275, imitation ermine scarf down to 3.25. Third floor G street location.
Public notice lists Misses and Girls apparel on sale in the third floor G street shop. Items include brown plaid coats with velvet capes in sizes 10 and 12, plaid suits in gray and black sizes 14 and 16, novelty cloth suit size 14, brown Chaviot suits size 16, brown mixture suits sizes 16 and 18, red and black all wool Aussie dresses in small sizes, and embroidered ruslan dress in size 8, plus lawn dresses sizes 10, 12, and 14. Prices show substantial reductions from original amounts.
The shoe department offers 18 pairs of Women’s black Caltskin Lace Shoes with Goodyear web soles and sizes 3 to 7A 4 5, reduced from 3.00 to 1.95 each. Also 22 pairs of Women's Patent Caltskin Lace Shoes with Cuban heels in several sizes, reduced from 3.00 to 2.50. Additional 9 pairs of Gun-metal Calfskin Lace Shoes and 46 pairs of Gun-metal Calfskin Button Shoes with Cuban heels, reduced from 3.50 to 2.50. Third floor, tenth at.
Listings from the Upholstery Department offer 2-vair and 6-pair curtains including Real Arabian Lace and Imported Real Irish Point Lace at drastic markdowns. Also featured are Booted Madras, Couch Covers, Tapestries, Portieres, All-sile Damask, and Hand-made Box Couches with substantial price cuts across the board. Fourth four-G st.
In the Picture Department many large and small original oil paintings are marked down with gilt frames and shadow boxes. Notable cuts include Cottage by the Lily Pond, Cows by the Stream, Landscape Sunset, The Cottage in the Valley, Switzerland Valley, Snow Scene, Sheep Homeward Bound, Marine and Landscape scenes, Chrysanthemums, and Landscape and Marine views with prices slashed from high amounts to low discounted figures.
Shopworn and dented houseware items offered at reduced prices. Items include bird cage, Russian coffee pot, nickel plated baking dish, jappanned bath pieces, coal hod, copper wash boiler, glass butter churn, and enameled ware. Prices slashed from several dollars to low values. sale noted as Fifth floor Eleventh at.
China Department offers richly decorated sugar and creamer sets, comb and brush trays, vegetable dishes, meat dishes, sauce tureens and open vegetable dishes. Prices cut from high to low figures with items like French china dishes and cauldron ware. Limited quantities at reduced prices. Interesting for collectors and decorators seeking ornate tableware.
The Roosevelts hosted a grand dinner for the diplomatic corps with Italian and Austro-Hungarian ambassadors, French and German envoys, Japanese minister, and many other foreign representatives. Attendees included Justice Moody and numerous senators representatives and Cabinet figures. A matching reception and multiple social events followed at various Washington homes, with formal gowns and ornate decor.
A Paris cablegram carried yesterday misidentified the deceased as Mrs George Bustie widow of George Eustis Sr The correct deceased is Mrs Allain Eustis aunt of Mr George Eustis who now resides at Corcoran House this city
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